The stark polarization surrounding the Washington Redskins name debate is emblematic of a toxic modern political environment, in which unreasonable absolutes are pedestaled, veiled as stances of strength, and not the avenues to ignorance which they are.
Some feel that the term “Redskins” does not slander Native Americans, but instead honors them and upholds their representation as they attempt to rebuild. Others feel that the term has always had a pejorative connotation as a slur, and mobilizes a sports franchise to profit off of the exploitation of a dwindling, desecrated nation.
Corporations have moved past this discussion on the origins and meanings of the term.